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LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade will dominate the first talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will redefine their ‘special relationship’ in a new world order.

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade will dominate the first talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will redefine their ‘special relationship’ in a new world order.

Review finds production that portrayed lecturer as a ‘hyper-sexualised black man’ included racist and homophobic jokes

A medical school play that featured a student actor blacking up and wearing a oversized dildo to make fun of a lecturer has led to a feeling of “segregation” between groups of different ethnic backgrounds at the university, a review has found.

The performance portrayed the lecturer as “a stereotypical, hyper-sexualised black man” and included other racist, sexist and homophobic jokes, the independent review concluded.

Review finds production that portrayed lecturer as a ‘hyper-sexualised black man’ included racist and homophobic jokes

A medical school play that featured a student actor blacking up and wearing a oversized dildo to make fun of a lecturer has led to a feeling of “segregation” between groups of different ethnic backgrounds at the university, a review has found.

The performance portrayed the lecturer as “a stereotypical, hyper-sexualised black man” and included other racist, sexist and homophobic jokes, the independent review concluded.

Thousands of people march across London on Saturday in support of the Women’s March on Washington, protesting against President Trump and in support of women’s rights. Artist Grayson Perry describes gender inequality as the major issue that underlies everything

Thousands of people march across London on Saturday in support of the Women’s March on Washington, protesting against President Trump and in support of women’s rights. Artist Grayson Perry describes gender inequality as the major issue that underlies everything

At prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Jeremy Corbyn mistakenly offers condolences to the family of a Northern Ireland police officer who was shot at the weekend. The officer was wounded but did not die. Corbyn’s spokesperson later said that the Labour leader had meant to say that the police officer had ‘nearly died’ and that he had not intended to cause offence

At prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Jeremy Corbyn mistakenly offers condolences to the family of a Northern Ireland police officer who was shot at the weekend. The officer was wounded but did not die. Corbyn’s spokesperson later said that the Labour leader had meant to say that the police officer had ‘nearly died’ and that he had not intended to cause offence

Jon Henley explains the supreme court’s decision that compels the government to put a bill before parliament before triggering article 50, which would begin Brexit negotiations. The court ruled that while MPs must be allowed a vote on article 50, the devolved parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will not get a veto

Jon Henley explains the supreme court’s decision that compels the government to put a bill before parliament before triggering article 50, which would begin Brexit negotiations. The court ruled that while MPs must be allowed a vote on article 50, the devolved parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will not get a veto

A proposal to create a park-and-ride site on water meadows on the edge of Bath has been backed by the city’s Conservative cabinet despite claims that the project would put its world heritage status at risk.

A proposal to create a park-and-ride site on water meadows on the edge of Bath has been backed by the city’s Conservative cabinet despite claims that the project would put its world heritage status at risk.

Younger, traditionally known as C, delivered the keynote speech at the Women in IT Awards in London in which he appealed for more women to join MI6, especially those with a scientific or technological background. “If any of you would like to join us … the real-life Q is looking forward to meeting you and I’m pleased to report that the real-life Q is a woman,” he said.

Younger, traditionally known as C, delivered the keynote speech at the Women in IT Awards in London in which he appealed for more women to join MI6, especially those with a scientific or technological background. “If any of you would like to join us … the real-life Q is looking forward to meeting you and I’m pleased to report that the real-life Q is a woman,” he said.

Despite cuts and fears over Brexit workloads, Whitehall is performing well, but services like social care, prisons, hospitals and the police all face challenges

Finding out how well the civil service is performing is an extremely difficult question, as the Institute for Government thinktank admits in its fourth annual assessment. But it’s a question that urgently needs answering for everyone involved in all the other public services for which government departments are responsible.

From education to social care, from prisons to the police, all public services face a huge challenge. Politically, the debate may be dominated by Brexit in Westminster, Whitehall and the devolved assemblies, but the civil service also runs the country – and that’s getting harder.

Despite cuts and fears over Brexit workloads, Whitehall is performing well, but services like social care, prisons, hospitals and the police all face challenges

Finding out how well the civil service is performing is an extremely difficult question, as the Institute for Government thinktank admits in its fourth annual assessment. But it’s a question that urgently needs answering for everyone involved in all the other public services for which government departments are responsible.

From education to social care, from prisons to the police, all public services face a huge challenge. Politically, the debate may be dominated by Brexit in Westminster, Whitehall and the devolved assemblies, but the civil service also runs the country – and that’s getting harder.

Rebel backbenchers in the prime minister’s own party, led by troublemaker-in-chief Anna Soubry, had united around the demand for the government to publish a formal white paper, setting out its priorities for the forthcoming negotiations.

Rebel backbenchers in the prime minister’s own party, led by troublemaker-in-chief Anna Soubry, had united around the demand for the government to publish a formal white paper, setting out its priorities for the forthcoming negotiations.

Caution in China, sorrow and anger in Mexico, cork-popping in Moscow – here are some of the global responses to Friday’s power handover

Germany will need a new economic strategy geared toward Asia should the new US administration start a trade war with China, vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said, warning of a “rough ride” hours after Donald Trump was sworn in.

Caution in China, sorrow and anger in Mexico, cork-popping in Moscow – here are some of the global responses to Friday’s power handover

Germany will need a new economic strategy geared toward Asia should the new US administration start a trade war with China, vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said, warning of a “rough ride” hours after Donald Trump was sworn in.

For three quarters of a century, Desert Island Discs has been a place of unlikely confession and a flagship of BBC radio. Head inside the hallowed studio

From Clarissa Dickson-Wright punching an alsatian dog in the face to Piers Morgan on phone-hacking, Desert Island Discs has been a repository of anecdote, honesty and unlikely confession for three quarters of a century. It has gone through several incarnations while remaining, unassailably, a flagship of BBC radio.

For three quarters of a century, Desert Island Discs has been a place of unlikely confession and a flagship of BBC radio. Head inside the hallowed studio

From Clarissa Dickson-Wright punching an alsatian dog in the face to Piers Morgan on phone-hacking, Desert Island Discs has been a repository of anecdote, honesty and unlikely confession for three quarters of a century. It has gone through several incarnations while remaining, unassailably, a flagship of BBC radio.

A public vote to decide which scholarly book has had the greatest impact on Britain has chosen The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

Academic texts that have shaped our society may range from John Berger’s landmark study of visual culture Ways of Seeing to Germaine Greer’s 1970 feminist classic The Female Eunuch, but when it comes to a vote to decide which was the most influential book for modern Britain, the public echoed America’s Bill Clinton: it’s the economy, stupid.

From a list of the 20 texts that shaped our times, curated by leading British academics as part of Academic Book Week, John Maynard Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was voted the most significant for modern Britain.

A public vote to decide which scholarly book has had the greatest impact on Britain has chosen The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

Academic texts that have shaped our society may range from John Berger’s landmark study of visual culture Ways of Seeing to Germaine Greer’s 1970 feminist classic The Female Eunuch, but when it comes to a vote to decide which was the most influential book for modern Britain, the public echoed America’s Bill Clinton: it’s the economy, stupid.

From a list of the 20 texts that shaped our times, curated by leading British academics as part of Academic Book Week, John Maynard Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was voted the most significant for modern Britain.

Police and politicians round on Labour leader who offered condolences to family of officer he mistakenly said had died

Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for offering condolences to the family of a Northern Irish police officer “who lost his life over the weekend” when he is in fact alive.

The prime minister, Theresa May, opened weekly questions in the House of Commons by sending “thoughts” to a police officer shot in Belfast and praising the work of the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI).

Police and politicians round on Labour leader who offered condolences to family of officer he mistakenly said had died

Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for offering condolences to the family of a Northern Irish police officer “who lost his life over the weekend” when he is in fact alive.

The prime minister, Theresa May, opened weekly questions in the House of Commons by sending “thoughts” to a police officer shot in Belfast and praising the work of the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI).

Tim Farron says he will join with MPs from other parties and use Lib Dems’ strength in Lords to maximise scrutiny of article 50 bill

The UK’s final Brexit deal must not be decided by “a stitch-up between Whitehall and Brussels”, the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has said, promising his party will seek to hold Theresa May’s government to account over the process.

Calling Labour “the most ineffective official opposition in living memory”, Farron said the Lib Dems would seek to unite with MPs from other parties in the wake of Tuesday’s supreme court ruling forcing a parliamentary vote on Brexit so as to maximise scrutiny.

Tim Farron says he will join with MPs from other parties and use Lib Dems’ strength in Lords to maximise scrutiny of article 50 bill

The UK’s final Brexit deal must not be decided by “a stitch-up between Whitehall and Brussels”, the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has said, promising his party will seek to hold Theresa May’s government to account over the process.

Calling Labour “the most ineffective official opposition in living memory”, Farron said the Lib Dems would seek to unite with MPs from other parties in the wake of Tuesday’s supreme court ruling forcing a parliamentary vote on Brexit so as to maximise scrutiny.

Britain’s apparent determination to pursue trade talks with countries outside the EU could significantly undermine its efforts to negotiate a favourable Brexit deal and may well be illegal, diplomats and officials have warned.

Theresa May meets Donald Trump on Friday to discuss a post-Brexit transatlantic trade deal the president has said he would like drawn up “quickly”, while Australia has said talks this week should “begin to lay the foundations” of a similar pact with the UK.

Britain’s apparent determination to pursue trade talks with countries outside the EU could significantly undermine its efforts to negotiate a favourable Brexit deal and may well be illegal, diplomats and officials have warned.

Theresa May meets Donald Trump on Friday to discuss a post-Brexit transatlantic trade deal the president has said he would like drawn up “quickly”, while Australia has said talks this week should “begin to lay the foundations” of a similar pact with the UK.

Staff cuts and squabbles between departments are wasting time and energy as government attempts to implement Brexit plan, IfG report says

Theresa May’s government is facing inter-departmental squabbles, concerns over staffing levels and “big challenges” drawing up legislation as it attempts to implement a Brexit strategy, analysis by Whitehall’s leading thinktank has found.

“Turf wars” between key departments led by Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox have been a distraction, wasting time and energy, the Institute for Government (IfG) report said.

Staff cuts and squabbles between departments are wasting time and energy as government attempts to implement Brexit plan, IfG report says

Theresa May’s government is facing inter-departmental squabbles, concerns over staffing levels and “big challenges” drawing up legislation as it attempts to implement a Brexit strategy, analysis by Whitehall’s leading thinktank has found.

“Turf wars” between key departments led by Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox have been a distraction, wasting time and energy, the Institute for Government (IfG) report said.

Department of Health study shows almost half of hospitals in England have not implemented key improvements

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of failing to deliver his promised revolution in hospital food after the health secretary’s own department found that many hospitals have still not improved patient catering.

A Department of Health study shows that almost half of hospitals in England have failed to implement key improvements almost two and a half years after Hunt’s crackdown.

Department of Health study shows almost half of hospitals in England have not implemented key improvements

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of failing to deliver his promised revolution in hospital food after the health secretary’s own department found that many hospitals have still not improved patient catering.

A Department of Health study shows that almost half of hospitals in England have failed to implement key improvements almost two and a half years after Hunt’s crackdown.

Having been editor-in-chief for 25 years, Shulman is moving on as publisher Condé Nast makes other managerial changes

It was a departure that one of her colleagues described as “rather stylish”, coming exactly 25 years and a day since Alexandra Shulman’s appointment as editor of British Vogue – and a century after the fashion bible was founded.

With both a style and magazine described as a “very British”, Shulman’s departure also marks the end of a rivalry much-loved by fashion journalists between her and the equally British Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue and said to be the model for the terrifying Meryl Streep character in The Devil Wears Prada.

Having been editor-in-chief for 25 years, Shulman is moving on as publisher Condé Nast makes other managerial changes

It was a departure that one of her colleagues described as “rather stylish”, coming exactly 25 years and a day since Alexandra Shulman’s appointment as editor of British Vogue – and a century after the fashion bible was founded.

With both a style and magazine described as a “very British”, Shulman’s departure also marks the end of a rivalry much-loved by fashion journalists between her and the equally British Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue and said to be the model for the terrifying Meryl Streep character in The Devil Wears Prada.

Northumbria University fined £400,000 after researchers gave students 100 times intended amount of caffeine

A university has been fined £400,000 after two students were left fighting for their lives after they were accidentally given the equivalent of 300 cups of coffee in a botched experiment.

Northumbria University told Newcastle crown court it was “deeply, genuinely sorry” after sports science students Alex Rossetto and Luke Parkin were each given the massive dose of caffeine. They were admitted to intensive care for dialysis after the calculation error led to violent side-effects.

Northumbria University fined £400,000 after researchers gave students 100 times intended amount of caffeine

A university has been fined £400,000 after two students were left fighting for their lives after they were accidentally given the equivalent of 300 cups of coffee in a botched experiment.

Northumbria University told Newcastle crown court it was “deeply, genuinely sorry” after sports science students Alex Rossetto and Luke Parkin were each given the massive dose of caffeine. They were admitted to intensive care for dialysis after the calculation error led to violent side-effects.

Fifteen-year-old boy on trial charged with murder of Leoandro Osemeke, 16, at an out-of-control party in Peckham

A teenager was stabbed to death with a “Rambo-style” knife at a girl’s party that had spiralled out of control in southeast London last year, a court has heard.

Leoandro Osemeke was one of up to 200 young people who went to the home of a 16-year-old girl in Peckham on 5 August. Within 25 seconds of arriving, Leoandro, 16, was stabbed twice in the chest, the court heard. One wound penetrated his heart.

Fifteen-year-old boy on trial charged with murder of Leoandro Osemeke, 16, at an out-of-control party in Peckham

A teenager was stabbed to death with a “Rambo-style” knife at a girl’s party that had spiralled out of control in southeast London last year, a court has heard.

Leoandro Osemeke was one of up to 200 young people who went to the home of a 16-year-old girl in Peckham on 5 August. Within 25 seconds of arriving, Leoandro, 16, was stabbed twice in the chest, the court heard. One wound penetrated his heart.

Britain must keep some benefits of single market and customs union after Brexit, says chief executive of trade body SMMT

The car industry has told Theresa May that the introduction of tariffs after Britain leaves the EU is a “red line” issue that would lead to a fall in sales and potentially result in job losses.

In a severe warning about the consequences of a hard Brexit, Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said tariffs would make UK car plants uncompetitive and it was critical that any trade deal with the EU contained some of the benefits of the single market and customs union.

Britain must keep some benefits of single market and customs union after Brexit, says chief executive of trade body SMMT

The car industry has told Theresa May that the introduction of tariffs after Britain leaves the EU is a “red line” issue that would lead to a fall in sales and potentially result in job losses.

In a severe warning about the consequences of a hard Brexit, Mike Hawes, the chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said tariffs would make UK car plants uncompetitive and it was critical that any trade deal with the EU contained some of the benefits of the single market and customs union.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The author of “Trainspotting”, a grim comedy about young Scottish drug addicts that proved a huge hit in the 1990s and still enjoys cult status, sees “bleak dystopia” in the age of Donald Trump and Britain’s Brexit vote.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The author of “Trainspotting”, a grim comedy about young Scottish drug addicts that proved a huge hit in the 1990s and still enjoys cult status, sees “bleak dystopia” in the age of Donald Trump and Britain’s Brexit vote.

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade will dominate the first talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will redefine their ‘special relationship’ in a new world order.

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade will dominate the first talks between the new leaders of the United States and Britain this week, with both hoping commitments to a future deal will redefine their ‘special relationship’ in a new world order.

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of making a “jaw-dropping gaffe” after he offered his condolences to the family of a “dead” policeman – who is still alive.Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of making a “jaw-dropping gaffe” after he offered his condolences to the family of a “dead” policeman – who is still alive.

A Royal Navy frigate is closely shadowing a Russian warship which is sailing through British waters on its way back from Syria.A Royal Navy frigate is closely shadowing a Russian warship which is sailing through British waters on its way back from Syria.

Theresa May will pledge to “renew the special relationship” for a new Brexit-Trump age as she arrives in the United States ahead of talks with the President.Theresa May will pledge to “renew the special relationship” for a new Brexit-Trump age as she arrives in the United States ahead of talks with the President.

A man hired by police to drain a cesspit at the home of a missing children’s author has told a court he saw a human arm in the sewage after he removed debris floating on top of the sanitation tank.A man hired by police to drain a cesspit at the home of a missing children’s author has told a court he saw a human arm in the sewage after he removed debris floating on top of the sanitation tank.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump features on most of the front pages.Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump features on most of the front pages.

As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are due to be released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham.As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are due to be released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham.

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and the SNP’s Anne McLaughlin describe the abuse they have suffered from members of the public.Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and the SNP’s Anne McLaughlin describe the abuse they have suffered from members of the public.

It is eight months since the UK government banned the drugs that were known as “legal highs”. Benjamin Zand reports.It is eight months since the UK government banned the drugs that were known as “legal highs”. Benjamin Zand reports.

Stars of the small-screen are gathering for the National Television Awards being held at the O2 in London.Stars of the small-screen are gathering for the National Television Awards being held at the O2 in London.